In Roman and Renaissance architecture, a decorative technique in which stone ashlars are finished with rough-textured, projecting outer faces.Façade of the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, Florence, Italy. 1444-1484.
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Façade of the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, Florence, Italy. 1444-1484.